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A celebration of books, teamwork, and the joy of a gift for someone you love.A tiny bird has found the most beautiful red strawberry to give her grandmother, but PLOP! it falls into the river. Not even the help of all of the birds friends can get it back before a hungry crocodile snatches it up. The friends put their heads together and come up with the perfect idea of a new gift for Grandma Theyll create a book about their adventure with the strawberry! Grandma loves the story, of course, and is proud of her little author.,
About the Author
Mary Newell DePalma is the author/illustrator of seven children's picture books: "The Strange Egg," a whimsical tale of wonder, curiosity, and friendship; "A Grand Old Tree," a simple and beautiful tale about life itself; "The Nutcracker Doll," about a child's role in the Boston Ballet Nutcracker; "The Perfect Gift," a generous little lorikeet's adventure with her friends, "Uh-Oh!" a nearly wordless book about a little dinosaur's hilariously disastrous day, "Bow-Wow Wiggle-Waggle," a picture book about play and wordplay, and "Two Little Birds" about the first migration of two plucky songbirds. She has also illustrated more than a dozen books for other authors. Mary lives in Boston, Massachusetts. For more info, visit her website: www.marynewelldepalma.com
